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Directing

J. Walter Ruben

Career

Active from 1926 to 1942, busiest in 1931 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bad Man of Brimstone
The Bad Man of Brimstone
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
J. Walter Ruben Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Scare
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Pre-Code Drama 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

14 titles ยท average score 61
Assignment in Brittany
Assignment in Brittany (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer

The Fleet's In
The Fleet's In (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

Her Cardboard Lover
Her Cardboard Lover (1942)
GoodWatch score 49

Producer

Maisie Gets Her Man
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer

Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer

Mokey
Mokey (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

Ringside Maisie
Ringside Maisie (1941)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer

Maisie Was a Lady
Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer

The Bad Man
The Bad Man (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

The Get-Away
The Get-Away (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

Congo Maisie
Congo Maisie (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer

Gold Rush Maisie
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer

1930s

36 titles ยท average score 59
The Bad Man of Brimstone
The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

Story, Director

Riffraff
Riffraff (1936)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Public Hero Number 1
Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Story

Success at Any Price
Success at Any Price (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Java Head
Java Head (1934)

Director

Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

No Other Woman
No Other Woman (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

No Marriage Ties
No Marriage Ties (1933)

Director

The Phantom of Crestwood
The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

Story, Director

Symphony of Six Million
Symphony of Six Million (1932)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Behind Office Doors
Behind Office Doors (1931)
GoodWatch score 46

Adaptation, Writer

The Public Defender
The Public Defender (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1920s

17 titles ยท average score 57
Dance Hall
Dance Hall (1929)

Screenplay

The Marriage Playground
The Marriage Playground (1929)

Writer

Jazz Heaven
Jazz Heaven (1929)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Stairs of Sand
Stairs of Sand (1929)

Writer

Sunset Pass
Sunset Pass (1929)

Adaptation, Screenplay

The Fleet's In
The Fleet's In (1928)

Story, Screenplay

Fools for Luck
Fools for Luck (1928)

Screenplay

Avalanche
Avalanche (1928)

Writer

The Vanishing Pioneer
The Vanishing Pioneer (1928)

Scenario Writer

The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw (1927)

Adaptation, Screenplay

The Gay Retreat
The Gay Retreat (1927)

Writer

Golf Widows
Golf Widows (1926)

Writer